Bills in the 2019 Regular Session, Senate.
John Horhn
Sponsored
In committee42
Correctional facilities; revise penalty for bringing a controlled substance onto the property of.
Socially and economically disadvantaged small business; establish program to encourage participation in state contracts by.
Medicaid reimbursement for certain home services; impose moratorium on new providers.
Public works construction; performance bond not required if contract is less than $50,000.00 and paid in two equal installments.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise certain provisions.
Firearm; outlaw open carry of weapons at parades and demonstrations.
Federal Workforce Investment Act; Hinds County shall be a separate workforce investment area.
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District; add two board members from the City of Jackson.
Tourism project sales tax incentive program; include certain hotel projects in.
State Truth Commission; establish.
Gaming; authorize aboard cruise vessels on the Pearl River within a city with a population of 150,000 or more.
CON for nursing facility in any underserved minority zip code area in the state; authorize.
Construction manager at-risk program; exempt under public bidding laws.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds to assist Hinds County in construction of the Byram-Clinton Parkway Project.
Cooperatives; provide for the incorporation of.
Bonds; authorize issuance to provide funds for improvements to the Jackson Zoo and Livingston Park.
Donation of surplus medical supplies and equipment by UMMC to nonprofit charitable organizations; authorize.
Official Mississippi state song; authorize "Mississippi Beautiful."
Disparity study; require MDA to file copies with the Legislature by not later than December 31, 2019.
Individual development accounts; authorize for certain low-income individuals.
Emerging Crops Fund; increase amount that may be loaned to assist in financing minority economic development.
School-entry health examinations; require in all public schools.
Ad valorem tax; exempt one vehicle per teacher in shortage areas, and discount tax on one vehicle per teacher in other areas.
Alcoholic beverages; allow direct sales and shipments of wine to be made to residents in this state.
Highways; include certain entrances and exits to and from Interstate 55 in the state highway system.
Ad valorem taxation; exempt 20% of the assessed value of one motor vehicle owned by a full-time public school classroom teacher.
Criminal history background checks; enact "Ban the Box."
Corporal punishment in public schools; prohibit for any student with an IEP or Section 504 plan.
Alcoholic beverages; authorize the issuance of retailers permits to businesses that derive the majority of revenue from tobacco sales.
State Flag; revise design of.
Mid-year budget reductions; exempt MAEP funds.
Central reporting system for schools for data required by federal law; SDE to develop.
Early voting; authorize.
Contractors; allow to do business in any municipality or county without local license under certain conditions.
Bonds; authorizes issuance to assist Hinds County with development of a regional wastewater treatment facility.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist Jackson Municipal Airport Authority with Aeroplex Development project.
Bonds; authorize to assist Hinds County in paying costs associated with the Hinds Parkway Road project.
Bonds; authorize issuance for improvements at Hawkins Field Airport in Jackson.
Bonds; authorize to assist Hinds County with construction of a mental & behavioral health court/collaborative facility.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Ridgeland with extension of Lake Harbour Drive.
Bonds; authorize to renovate portion of Metrocenter Mall to house Hinds Community College Workforce Training Center.
City of Jackson; authorize additional tax on hotels and motels and extend repeal date on Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 4
Appropriation; Employment Security, Department of.
Appropriation; Revenue, Department of.
Appropriation; Tax Appeals Board.
Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission.
Passed the Senate · 2
Comprehensive eye examination for students prior to enrollment; recommend.
Tanning facility regulation; prohibit use by anyone under 18 years of age.
In committee · 10
Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Bonds; authorize the issuance of for replacement of a bridge on Meadowbrook Road in the City of Jackson.
Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Act; revise certain provisions.
Suffrage; provide for restoration upon completion of sentence and other conditions.
Authorize the direct shipment wine.
Legal state holidays; move Robert E. Lee's birthday observance to last Monday of April.
Land banks; authorize counties and municipalities to create to convert certain property to productive use.
Legislature; allow PERS retirees to receive retirement allowance while serving as a member of.
City of Jackson; authorize to create special local improvement taxing districts.
Bonds; increase amount authorized for the Hinds County Development Project Loan Fund to allow use for construction of a parking garage.